Hi, i’m new to n8n, after playing around with it for a while I noticed the values that are being set using Set Node or Function node are lost after they go through a HTTP Request node.
How do I retain the values that are set before the HTTP Request is called for usage for some other purpose after the HTTP Request is called?
TIA!
Hey @need4eat,
Welcome to the community 
You can always refer to the values via the Variable Selector. So, instead of selecting the value from the Current Node, you can select the value from Nodes. Here’s a screenshot:
Here’s the example workflow (you can copy the below code and paste it in your Editor UI!):
Hey Harshil, really appreciate the quick response 
Here’s what i’m trying
i’m setting the value like above in a function node…
and then after a couple of other HTTP request and set nodes,
i’m trying to access the above set attribute in a new function node like below
but this value is no longer available in items[0].json
Gotcha. In that case, you will have to reference the node. Instead of using items[0].json.customerType you will have to use $node['REFERENCE_NODE'].json.customerType.
